Improvement in fruit-boxes



UNITED STATES Pfirnlwr OFFICE;

WILLIAM w. NEIGHBOUI., or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.l

IMPROVEMENT IN FRUIT-BOXES.

S'pecication forming part of Letters Patent No.`l73,l 75, dated February 8, 1876; application filed May 2e, 1875. l

To all whom it may concern Y Be it known that I, WILLIAM W. NEIGE. BOUR, of the city of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a Fruit-Box, of'which the following is a speciication:

The nature of my invention consists in making boxes for holding fruit of Water-proof pasteboard or paper, '(I prefer that known as of the box is of a single piece of the same ma' terial, with notches'cut in the edges, as shown in Fig. 2 of the accompanying drawing. When placed in the box the edges a a are-to be turned down, the bent parts slipping into the cuts above described. 5

'I prefer to make the boxes square, and of two sizes-viz., pint and quart boxes; they can, however, be made of any size and shape.

A cover, when required, is to be made and inserted inthe same wayV as provided for the bottom of thebox.

This gives a light, cheap, land easily-constructed box, which can be sentfrom the factory folded, and is readily adjusted when required for use.

A fruit-box made of water-proof pasteboard or paper, having in two of its'opposite sides slits a a', adapted to' receive and x'mly hold the bottom'piece, which is provided with projections a a to enter said slits, substantially as described.

WILLIAM W. NEIGHBOUR.

Witnesses: EDMUND C. GILL, W. FRANK Boerner. 

